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(NOTE TO EDITORS: The following episode of NCIS will now be broadcast from 10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) -- GIBBS AND THE TEAM INVESTIGATE WHEN MCGEE'S FICTIONAL BOOK ABOUT AN NCIS AGENT BECOMES REALITY, ON A REBROADCAST OF "NCIS," TUESDAY, AUG. 21

           "Cover Story" - McGee is horrified when a Petty Officer on whom he based the character for his latest book is murdered.  With little to go on, the team pushes McGee to figure out who could have accessed his secret manuscript, on a rebroadcast of NCIS, Tuesday, Aug. 21 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.  (Originally broadcast 4/10/07)           

SERIES REGULARS:

NCIS Special Agent

  Leroy................. Jethro Gibbs  Mark Harmon

NCIS Special Agent

  Anthony DiNozzo............. Michael Weatherly

Dr. Donald "Ducky"

  Mallard................................ David McCallum

Abby Sciuto............................. Pauley Perrette

NCIS Special Agent

  Timothy McGee......................... Sean Murray

Ziva David, Mossad

  Liaison.................................... Cote de Pablo

NCIS Director Jenny

  Shepard..................................... Lauren Holly

GUEST CAST:

Lyndi Crawshaw.......................... Jayne Brook

Landon Grey................................. Steve Braun

Rick Green..................................... Nynno Ahli

Todd Ryder.................................. Wilson Cruz

Johnny Smokerson........................ Chris Akers

Directed by:  Dennis Smith

Written by:  David North

GENRE:  DRAMA, CRIME, MYSTERY, MILITARY

RATING:  TV-PG-V

On the web: http://www.cbs.com/primetime/ncis/

Photos are available on http://www.cbspressexpress.com/